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New York Medicaid fraud bust reveals unusual cast of characters
In another sign that Medicaid fraud is in vogue as, uh, a business opportunity, authorities have busted a New York-based fraud ring which includes some very well-heeled characters, including... Read more...
Organized crime getting deeper into medical identity theft
Medicare and Medicaid fraud is nothing new--but the extent to which these programs are being bilked by hard-core criminal organizations is. As we've reported here previously, evidence continues to... Read more...
FL bank teller gets three years for Medicare scam
Another day, another Medicare fraud case in Florida. This week, a former Bank of America teller received three-plus years in prison for "falsifying reporting documents" for the owners of Miami-based... Read more...
Feds bust dozens for Medicare scams
The feds had a red letter day for Medicare fraud busts yesterday, arresting more than 30 suspects in New York, Louisiana, Massachusetts and Texas for a range of scams including "arthritis... Read more...
CA hospital chair pleads guilty to paying for referrals
The former co-owner and chairman of the board of a California hospital has pleaded guilty to paying kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals. The man, 74-year-old Robert Borseau, is the fourth... Read more...
Plea deals reached in DHS case stemming from 14 year old's death
One employee from the social-service agency MultiEthnic Behavioral Health has plead guilty to charges of fraud and obstructing justice, and two other employees are set to do the same very soon in the... Read more...
Scrushy hit with $2.6B suit by HealthSouth
I suppose one might feel sorry for Dick Scrushy at this point. After all his legal trials and tribulations, and ending up in jail, the HealthSouth founder has been hit with the whopper of all civil... Read more...
Federal law would further fight government healthcare fraud
Well familiar with the varieties of such fraud, a Florida senator has filed two bills aimed at further tightening the noose on fraud against government healthcare programs. Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL),... Read more...
South Florida stands out as leader in Medicare fraud
Time after time, the evidence shows up that South Florida is among the fraud capitals of the U.S. A recent report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General only adds to the litany of complaints,... Read more...
CA in-home care program littered with fraud
The California healthcare program, In Home Supportive Services is one of the fastest growing in the state's government, budgeted at $5.42 billion this year alone, and set to care for roughly 440,000... Read more...
